Oh dear - sorry to be the spoil sport here but this is just irresponsible. This child might not have much of any hearing in two years time. I often see parents with unprotected kids on concerts etc - they have no idea that a child's hearing is so much more sensitive than the hearing of an adult. This is abuse from ignorance, not bad intention.

YourValentine wrote: Oh dear - sorry to be the spoil sport here but this is just irresponsible. This child might not have much of any hearing in two years time. I often see parents with unprotected kids on concerts etc - they have no idea that a child's hearing is so much more sensitive than the hearing of an adult. This is abuse from ignorance, not bad intention.

Come on, I was sharing a room with my brother who was a huge heavy metal fan and I still can hear pretty good :-)

YourValentine wrote: Oh dear - sorry to be the spoil sport here but this is just irresponsible. This child might not have much of any hearing in two years time. I often see parents with unprotected kids on concerts etc - they have no idea that a child's hearing is so much more sensitive than the hearing of an adult. This is abuse from ignorance, not bad intention.

Hmm it's more irresponsible for the child not to be a booster seat of some kind, his seatbelt doesn't fit.

When you go to a concert and the noise starts to hurt your ears you will automatically do something to make it better, for example roll a piece of tissue and use it as an ear protection. Children do not have this option - they won't notice the relatively little pain and one event can be enough to cause permanent hearing damage. You simply cannot expose children to such noise, it is abusive.

YourValentine wrote: I agree about the seat but the noise is really dangerous, as well. Please look at the following fact sheet: http://www.entnet.org/HealthInformation/Noise-Induced-Hearing-Loss-in-Children.cfm When you go to a concert and the noise starts to hurt your ears you will automatically do something to make it better, for example roll a piece of tissue and use it as an ear protection. Children do not have this option - they won't notice the relatively little pain and one event can be enough to cause permanent hearing damage. You simply cannot expose children to such noise, it is abusive.

Thanks for the link and info. I was already thinking of getting earplugs for the kids when we go see QE, I will definitely do it now. The oldest isnt keen on the idea tho!